Charlie McDermott

Biography

Charlie McDermott is an American actor and musician who made his film debut in The Village in 2004 and broke through with a starring turn in the crime drama Frozen River (2008), which earned him an Independent Spirit Award nomination for best supporting male. He followed that with a supporting role in Sex Drive (2008) and earned further mainstream recognition for his main role on the ABC sitcom The Middle, playing Axl Heck, from 2009 to 2018. His other screen work includes the film Morning (2010), supporting roles in Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) and Instant Family (2017), a supporting part in Countdown (2019), and a recurring part as Ty in Unbelievable (2019), a Netflix miniseries. In 2020 he started a folk music career with the album Some Things Just Fall Out of Your Hands, releasing Blind Warm Weight in 2022 and touring in 2024.

36years old

Turns 37 on April 6in 176 days

Born April 6, 1990West Chester
Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Also credited as Charles Joseph McDermott Jr. and Charles McDermott

Movie Career

Films: 5
Career span: 11 years2008 to 2019

Every film, newest first

2019CountdownIMDb rating 5.4
2010Bond of SilenceIMDb rating 6.0
2010Hot Tub Time MachineIMDb rating 6.4
2008Frozen RiverIMDb rating 7.1
2008Sex DriveIMDb rating 6.5

Genres

Did you know?!

Beyond film
McDermott began releasing experimental folk music in 2020, and his debut album was titled Some Things Just Fall Out of Your Hands.
Beyond film
McDermott explained that after he played Axl Heck, folk music turned into a way for him to find himself again.